The following definitions are applicable in
this chapter. The word "shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Superintendent of the Utility, Director of Public Works,
Board of Public Works, or other designated official of the Village,
or his duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20º C., expressed as milligrams
per liter. Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance
with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
CHLORINE REQUIREMENT
The amount of chlorine in milligrams per liter which must
be added to sewage to produce a residual as specified in the Wisconsin
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and
produce.
GROUND GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The wastewater from industrial process, trade or business,
as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the
discharge from sewage pretreatment facilities.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water
or groundwaters.
PARTS PER MILLION
A weight-to-weight ratio. The parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.34 is equivalent to pounds per million gallons of
water.
SANITARY SEWAGE
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial plants (other than industrial
wastes from such plants) together with such ground, surface and storm
waters as may be present.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that conveys wastewater, industrial wastes or a combination
of both and into which storm, surface and ground waters or unpolluted
industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste
liquids, including storm, surface and ground water drainage.
SEWER LATERAL
All pipes intended for the discharge of wastewater to a Village
sewer main. A sewer lateral includes the entire length of pipe from
the building connection to the sewer main, whether located in the
front yard, side yard or backyard of the sewer user's property.
[Added 8-6-2012]
SEWER MAIN
A sewer, other than a sewer lateral, that carries liquid
or water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial
plants, and institutions.
[Added 8-6-2012]
SLUG
Any discharge of sewage or industrial waste which in concentration
of any given constituent exceeds more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration during normal operation, or the discharge
of any volume of liquid waste which exceeds more than five times in
quantity of flow for a period of 15 minutes or more the normal twenty-four-hour
average discharge, and shall adversely affect the collection system
and/or performance of the wastewater treatment plant.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes," published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water
Pollution Control Federation.
STORM SEWER
A sewer that carries storm, surface and ground water drainage
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water, wastewater or industrial waste and which are removable
by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended
solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard
Methods.
USER
Any person, trust, corporation, partnership, association
(including a condominium association) or legal entity discharging
wastewater into the wastewater collection system.
[Added 8-6-2012]
WASTEWATER
A combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may
be present.
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
transportation and pumping of wastewater and industrial wastes.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
An assemblage of devices, structures and equipment for treating
and disposing of wastewater and industrial wastes.
The Superintendent of the Utility or other duly
authorized employee of the municipality or Utility bearing proper
credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, and testing, all in accordance
with the provisions of these rules and regulations and § 196.171,
Wis. Stats. The Superintendent of the Utility or other duly authorized
employee of the municipality and/or Utility shall have no authority
to inquire into any process beyond that point having a direct bearing
on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or
facilities for wastewater treatment. While performing the necessary
work, the authorized person shall observe all safety rules applicable
to the premises established by the property owner.
If a portion of the water furnished to any customer is not discharged into the sewer system, the quantity of such water will be deducted in computing the charge for sewer service, provided that a meter has been installed to measure such water. The customer must, at his own expense, make necessary changes in the water piping and install couplings so that a meter can be set. See Rate Schedule Am-1 for applicable charges in Chapter
343, Water, of this Code.
Sewer mains will be extended for new customers
on the following basis:
A. Where the cost of the extension is to be immediately
collected through assessment by the Village against the abutting property,
the procedure set forth under § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., will
apply, and no additional customer contribution to the Utility will
be required.
B. Where the Village is unwilling or unable to make a
special assessment, the extension will be made on a customer-financed
basis as follows:
(1) The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed for all property under Subsection
A.
(2) Part of the contribution required in Subsection
A will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main within 20 years of the date of completion, a contribution in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under Subsection
A for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contribution received from additional customers exceed the proportionate amount which would have been required under Subsection
A nor will it exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension.
C. When a customer connects to an existing sewer main installed at Utility expense within 20 years of the date of completion, there will be a contribution required of an amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed under Subsection
A.
Current rates for sewer service are on file
at the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Added 8-6-2012; amended 2-5-2018; 5-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]
A. Except as otherwise provided herein, it is the responsibility of every owner to maintain their sewer lateral in good repair without infiltration in or leakage out. The Village of Theresa will inspect sewer laterals with closed-circuit television video (CCTV) at the cost of the owner beginning May 1, 2018 and continuing until all laterals are inspected. The cost of the inspection will be invoiced by special assessment. It is the Village's goal to inspect the laterals from the street in conjunction with inspection of the mains; however, some laterals may not allow entry from the street and inspection will need to be from the home. Sewer laterals found to be in disrepair, that do not meet all relevant requirements of Chapter
280 of the Village's Code of Ordinances or that emit any groundwater infiltration shall be replaced or relined to meet current State of Wisconsin codes and the requirements of this chapter. The owner is required to replace or reline the relevant sewer lateral within three years of the date of notice of noncompliance. Owners who do not replace or repair the lateral by the deadline will be subject to a monthly fee of $25 assessed to the invoice until the lateral is replaced or repaired. If the owner replaces the relevant sewer lateral, the replacement shall be from the building connection to the Village road right-of-way property line unless the approving authority requires and approves replacement to the main. If the owner relines the relevant sewer lateral, the relining shall be from the building connection to the Village sewer main. In addition to the preceding, the Village reserves the right to replace or reline that portion of the relevant sewer lateral located between the Village road right-of-way property line and the sewer main in conjunction with any major Village street construction project. The amount for the new sewer lateral will be a special assessment to the property owner. Further, the Village reserves the right to order inspections and replacement or relining of laterals at any time, including, but not limited to, when severe emergencies exist. A permit from the approving authority must be obtained for all sewer lateral repair or replacement work. All required work shall be performed by a duly licensed plumbing contractor.
B. If an owner has replaced the sewer lateral or has CCTV evidence produced after January 1, 2012 demonstrating that the existing sewer lateral is not in disrepair, does not emit any groundwater infiltration and the lateral meets all relevant requirements of Chapter
280 of the Village's Code of Ordinances, the owner is hereby granted an exemption to the current inspection.
C. Enforcement. If the owner fails to comply with the requirements of this §
280-14 within 30 days of written notice from the approving authority, the approving authority will assess a fee of $25 per month on the invoice until compliance is met. The outstanding balance as of September 30 of the current year, along with an additional 10% fee will be assessed to the property owner’s tax bill. In addition to the preceding, the Village reserves the right to seek forfeitures, penalties and costs of prosecution pursuant to §
280-8 and all other applicable provisions of the Village's Code of Ordinances. All rights are reserved.
D. In addition
to being responsible for all costs incident to the installation and
connection of the sewer lateral, the owner shall indemnify the Village
from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be caused
by the installation, repair or replacement of a sewer lateral.
E. Adoption
of other rules. There are hereby adopted all the rules and regulations
of the State Plumbing and State Building Codes, and the Department
of Natural Resources of the State of Wisconsin.